Improvement in baling-presses



L P. WHITE.

BALING PRESS.

No. 49,815, Patented Sept. 5, 1865.

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UNITED STATES VPATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH I?. VVH'ITE, OIF NEW YORK, N. Y.

- IMPROVEMENT IN BALING PRESSES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 49,815, dated September5, 1865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, J osEPII P. WHITE, of

No. 418 Greenwich street, in the city, county,

and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved BalingPress; andI do hereby- This invention relates to a press in which thefollower canbe operated by a slow and by a quick motion, which are combined so as toform a compact and comparatively light and easy working mechanism. Theslowmotion consists ot' a hollow screw-spindle which screws into aworm-wheel gearing into a worm, and it connects 'with the follower byuarod which passes clear through said screw-spindle, and is connected toit by a suitable key. The extreme end otl this rod forms a toothed rackwhich gears in a suitable pinion, and if the key which connects said rodwith the hollow screw spindle is withdrawn .the pinion and rack form thequick motion for the plunger, which can be lused .independent of theslow motion.

A represents a frame, which is made of wood or anyothersnitablematerial, of suitable shape,

.,strn gth, and durability. One end of this frame supports the press-boxB, to which access can be had by' suitable doors on the top and sides,

and lthese doors are secured by buttons a or any other suitablei'astenin gs.

The press-box is fitted with a follower, D, made ot' wood or any othersuitable material, and from this follower extends a rod, E, through thehollow screw-spindle F, as clearly shown in .the drawings. y

The screw-spindle F screws into a wormwheel, Gr, the hub of which isprovided with a groove and fitted into a box, H, which is rigidlysecured tothe frame in such a manner that said worm-wheel is free toturn but not allowed to move in a longitudinal direction parallel to theaxisof the screw-spindle. If desired, the friction between the hub ofthe worm-wheel and its box may be reduced by interposing suitablefriction-rollers.

An endless screw or worm,l, which is mounted on the driving-shaft J,gears in the wormwheel G, and said shaft is turned by hand or by anyother suitable power.

If the rod E is connected tothe screw-spin dleF bya suitable key, b,which 'passes through mortises in the spindle and rod, as shown in Fig.2,7and if the shaft J is turned a slow and powerful motion is impartedto the follower.

`In order to obtain a quick motion ofthe follower, Ihave provided thatportion of the rod E which extends through the spindle F with teeth c,which gear in 'a pinion, d. This pinion is mounted on a sha-ft, e, whichconnects by a cogwheel,f, and pinion g with a shaft, h, which isfurnished with hand-cranks If the key b forming the connection betweenthe spindle F and rod E is withdrawn, said rod can be moved through thespindle and independent of the same, and by turning the shaft It a quickmotion-is imparted to the follower in either direction.

By the quick motion the follower is drawn back, and after the press-boxhas been iilled with fresh material the follower is forced inf 'again bythe quick motion until the material is compressed to such a degree .thatthe slow motionhasto be brought in operation.

By the slow motion the tinal pressing is ei'- fected and the bale isfinished. Several mortises infthe rod E allow of coupling the quick andslow Inotion at dilerent points, and the operation of coupling 0runcoupliu g is effected simply by introducing or withdrawing the key b.

The power of this press can of course be multiplie'd to any desireddegree by adding suitable gears; but with the simple mechanism shown inthe drawings allthe power requisite for an ordinary baling-press can'heeffected and the operation of pressing 'can be accomplished withcomparatively little loss of time and with ease and convenience, freeaccess being had to all parts necessary to form a bale with dispatch.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Let' ters Patent- The rack-rod Eand hollow screw-spindle F,wl1en e1nployed,inconnection with thewormwheel G, vworm I, and pinion d, to operate the follower D in themanner described.

JOSEPH P. WHITE.

Witnesses:

M. M. LIVINGSTON C. L. TOPLIEF.

